Academies Exclusive RISE support trust refused new schools over ‘not strong enough’ outcomes Government officials raise ‘quality’ concerns as they tell trust ‘sustained improvement’ needed to grow Jack Dyson 4w Jack Dyson 4w Attendance The school running parent absence awareness courses Primary school’s initiative is being shared across the borough of Camden as part of best practice guidance Ruth Lucas 4w Ruth Lucas 4w Home education Investigation Safeguarding risk data missing from councils’ home education records Dozens of LAs hold no data on at-home kids potentially at risk, suggesting councils ill-prepared for new duties Freddie Whittaker 4w Freddie Whittaker 4w Ofsted Exclusive More collaborative, more pressure: Heads issue report cards on new Ofsted inspections Here’s what five leaders inspected under the new regime had to say about their experience… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w Schools Exclusive PFI firm in school repairs row plans to dissolve Stoke-on-Trent City Council says firm responsible for maintaining 88 schools to shut amid row over who covers outstanding repairs Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w School improvement RISE advisers reveal ‘hostility’ from ‘stuck’ schools Leaders from the government’s improvement scheme tell of early difficulties in winning over schools deemed in need of support Jack Dyson 4w Jack Dyson 4w Behaviour Schools say classrooms are calmer, but no change in behaviour disruption The government’s national behaviour survey shows an improving picture, but seven minutes are still lost to behaviour for every… Samantha Booth 4w Samantha Booth 4w Ofsted Ofsted confirms state school inspections to resume on December 1 Routine inspections have been paused since July but will resume next month Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w Exclusions Suspension rates fall for first time since Covid lockdown Exclusion rates for last Autumn also fell to pre-pandemic levels Freddie Whittaker 4w Freddie Whittaker 4w Movers and Shakers Ofsted deputy chief Matthew Coffey to retire The former FE teacher will leave the watchdog next month Schools Week Reporter 4w Schools Week Reporter 4w Sponsored post Sponsored Bett UK 2026: Learning without limits Education is humanity’s greatest promise and our most urgent mission. SWAdvertorial 4w BETT Show 4w News DfE boosts funding for breakfast clubs after school drop outs Government acts after Schools Week investigations revealed leaders had snubbed or even dropped out of the flagship scheme over… Schools Week Reporter 1mo Schools Week Reporter 1mo Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1,016 Older